# Anyone have this? Bearing seat defect? **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [March 11, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-have-this-bearing-seat-defect/50669 "2013-03-11T19:57:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bcmaddog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bcmaddog/32/1170_2.png) [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-have-this-bearing-seat-defect/50669/1 "2013-03-11T19:57:01Z")
I have this on 2 of my yoyos, from the picture, look at the edge of the bearing seat. See that crack/dip? A bearing seat should be round. Like an O but it is like a O with little chips, so it goes – like a circle then at certain parts it dips down --\_-- with a slope. Just look:[http://i1296.photobucket.com/albums/ag2/Bcmaddog/D133C4F7-7F53-4805-9871-C66766719B7D-9882-00000659A7C424F9\_zps771572a7.jpg](http://i1296.photobucket.com/albums/ag2/Bcmaddog/D133C4F7-7F53-4805-9871-C66766719B7D-9882-00000659A7C424F9_zps771572a7.jpg). Look closely. ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-have-this-bearing-seat-defect/50669/2 "2013-03-11T21:32:23Z")
From the pic it appears to be in the rim around the bearing recess rather than the bearing seat itself. In either case it’s not a big deal and has no effect on the play. All that rim really does is keep the string from sliding between the shell and the bearing. A small nick isn’t going to change that. ---
**Author:** ![Bcmaddog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bcmaddog/32/1170_2.png) [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-have-this-bearing-seat-defect/50669/3 "2013-03-11T21:38:11Z")
> [@jhb8426](#): > > From the pic it appears to be in the rim around the bearing recess rather than the bearing seat itself. In either case it’s not a big deal and has no effect on the play. All that rim really does is keep the string from sliding between the shell and the bearing. A small nick isn’t going to change that. So it’s the Recess Rim? I know it doesn’t have any effect, but I have it on 2 yoyos. Another weird thing is, both yoyos were ordered from EBay. (I didn’t know of YYE at the time) ---
**Author:** ![FiveIronBrian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fiveironbrian/32/451_2.png) [@FiveIronBrian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/FiveIronBrian)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 10:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-have-this-bearing-seat-defect/50669/4 "2013-03-11T22:52:54Z")
My yellow pre-Solid Spin Atmosphere also has nicks on both halves like this, though not that big. I don’t think ebay has much to do with it 🙂